Round 10 · 8 July 2018
2018 British Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) won the 2018 British Grand Prix, round 10 of the championship, held on 8 July 2018 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Sebastian Vettel (1:30.696).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 1:27:29.784 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +2.264 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | +3.652 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 4 | +8.883 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 6 | +9.500 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 11 | +28.220 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 10 | +29.930 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | +31.115 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 7 | +33.188 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 12 | +34.708 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 17 | +35.774 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 19 | +38.106 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 14 | +39.129 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 18 | +48.113 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | — | — | Brakes |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | — | — | Collision |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 16 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 9 | — | — | Tyre |
| 20 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | Power Unit |
Tyres and strategy at the British Grand Prix 2018
Sebastian Vettel won with 3 pit stop(s): nan (laps 1-2), soft (laps 3-20), medium (laps 21-33), soft (laps 34-52). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 30 ± 4, soft 20 ± 6.
- 1. Sebastian Vettel: nan (laps 1-2), soft (laps 3-20), medium (laps 21-33), soft (laps 34-52)
- 2. Lewis Hamilton: nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-25), medium (laps 26-52)
- 3. Kimi Räikkönen: nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-13), medium (laps 14-33), soft (laps 34-52)
- 4. Valtteri Bottas: nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-21), medium (laps 22-52)
- 5. Daniel Ricciardo: nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-18), medium (laps 19-30), soft (laps 31-52)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.